Snow by The Chemical Brothers cover art

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Key
4B · A♭ major
BPM
140
Half-time
70
Open Key
9d
Energy
46/100
Pop
0/100
Length
5:07
Released
2010
Genre
Big Beat
Loudness
-7.8 dB
Dynamics
14.1 dB
ISRC
GBAAA1000094

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Snow: driving up-tempo big beat, A♭ major (4B), 140 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.

Brightness:
darker than 97% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Groove:
less groove-driven than 96% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Energy:
calmer than 94% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy46
Mood4Dark
Groove23
Acoustic24
Instrumental61
Live14
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
32%
Low
30-130 Hz
32%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
14%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Snow in?

Snow by The Chemical Brothers is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Snow?

Snow runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Snow?

From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.

Is Snow good for peak time?

With energy 46 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.

Mixes harmonically

4B3B · 5B · 4A

From 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4B

5BSimple Mix Upper
3BSimple Mix Downer
4ATonal Shift·
5ADiagonal Mix Upper
3ADiagonal Mix Downer
7ACompatible Tone·
6BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7BParallel Key Upper▲▲
1BParallel Key Downer▼▼
11BTritone Jump▲▲
8BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4B at 140 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.

Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.

Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Other recommendations

Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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